Owerri, Nigeria – Comrade Alhasan Yahaya has emerged as the new National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He polled a total of 436 votes to defeat his rivals Comrade Bamidele Atumbi, former Treasurer of the Union, who got 97 votes, and Comrade Garba Mohammed who scored 39 votes. The election was conducted…
Calabar, Nigeria – Mr Paul Eshiemomoh, National President of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Alumni Association, has disclosed that it takes a journalist to shine the light and dispel darkness in any society. Eshiemomoh made the remark on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Earnest Bassey Press Centre of the Nigeria Union of Journalists…
Calabar, Cross River — In a gesture aimed at strengthening ties with the media and supporting their essential work, Cross River State Governor Bassey Edet Otu on November 1, fulfilled his promise to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) by handing over a brand-new, 14-seater Innoson Motors bus to the Union. The presentation took place…
Over 10 journalists have been attacked by the police, political thugs and counter-protesters in the ongoing nationwide protest against hunger and bad governance in Nigeria. CONVERSEER learned that the attack cut across the north, south, east and west of the country, with the Nigeria Police taking the lead in the attack and brutality. According to…
Hoodlums have just attacked a bus loaded with palliatives, belonging to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council. The pen professionals, upon receiving information from the Director General of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Rev. James Anam, as beneficiaries of the present phase of distribution, hurriedly moved to the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the rehabilitation of some roads and the installation of solar lights in some of the streets in Calabar, the State capital. This was disclosed in a communique issued at the…
Mrs Umo Bassey, a journalist, and her family from Cross River State escaped death along the Calabar-Itu road. Converseer learned that Umowas travelling with her two children on the road when a truck rammed into their vehicle, a maroon colour Toyota Sienna. The accident occurred around a failed portion of the road which has taken…
The Nigerian Navy has renewed its commitment towards maintaining strong synergy with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Commodore Rotimi Oderemi, the Commander, Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Victor, made the expression when he visited the NUJ, Cross River Council on Wednesday in Calabar. He said that the media had remained a reliable ally in the…
Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Sen. Stephen Odey, has disclosed that he uncovered 1,572 teachers with fake certificates while serving as the Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). Odey disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar when the leadership and members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River Council, paid…
Commodore Rotimi Oderemi, Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory, has disclosed that the entire Warri Channel as well as the adjoining creeks and islands now have 24 hours naval presence, seven days a week. Oderemi said this on Tuesday when the leadership and members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River Council paid…
